Floral Flyday
Posted by WiseAcre on Jul 3rd, 2009
2009
Jul 3
What goes well with Wild Parsley? From the looks of these photos it must be flies.
A fly in the genus Toxomerus sits on some Wild Parsley flower buds. Without a top view of the abdomen and seeing the markings a positive identification can’t be made.
A more familiar looking fly at least cooperated and sat still long enough to get a couple shots of it. No ID but some up close and in your face photos.
Go ahead – put this one on your desktop. Click the image for a larger size (1024 x 768)
Fly Side View
Nothing special to see here.
But if anyone ever tells you to kiss a hairy fly butt you know what to look for.
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July 4th, 2009 at 8:04 am
My, what a large macro you have!
July 4th, 2009 at 10:05 am
What an ugly one, but you must have missed the ugly couple doing the holy business at: http://rainfield61.blogspot.com/2009/05/in-my-garden-2.html
July 4th, 2009 at 10:27 am
Once again- a great way to start the day! Happy 4th!
July 7th, 2009 at 8:33 am
That fly looks very much like a blue orchard bee.